New website, SHOP = OPEN

We are very happy to present you our new website. While visiting the website, you will become more and more relaxed. This is due to the relaxed scroll function we added.

Also our Ticket Shop is open again!!!

We sold an enormous amount of Early Bird Tickets at Maltstock 2014. Be sure you buy your tickets soon, to avoid a “sorry we sold out…”.

http://www.maltstock.com

Maltstock’s Wanted campaign

YOU can let us know which Whiskyman or woman you would like to see at Maltstock.  Participate in 5 simple steps:  Download, Print, Draw, Take Picture, Share on Facebook Download: Download the template by clicking this line. Print: Print the template Draw: Draw the whisky man or woman you would like to see at Maltstock. Take picture: Take a picture with your phone or digital camera. Share on Facebook: Share the picture on Facebook and tag Maltstock

Maltstock Promo tour

Of course you can find us at a wide range of Whisky Festivals again. Come and have a dram with us at our stand or when we are present without a stand, say “hi”. We always love to talk to fellow Maltstockers!

Agenda:

13\14-02-2015, Alkmaar http://www.hielanderwhiskyfestival.nl/

14\15-03-2015, Gent http://www.http://whiskyfestival.be/

27\29-03-2015, Groningen http://www.wfnn.nl/ 11-04-2015, Leiden http://www.whiskyinleiden.nl/

25\26-04-2015, Limburg http://www.festival.whiskyfair.de/

27-04-2015, Glasgow 28-04-2015, Fiddlers in Drumnadrochit

29-04-2015, Dornoch Castle, Dornoch

30\04-05-2015, Speyside http://www.spiritofspeyside.com/

25\27-09-2015, Nijmegen http://www.maltstock.com 

Springbank 21 Year Old – 1992 Highland Laird

Bottled under the Highland Laird label we have this rather rare Springbank 21 year old. Distilled 11th December 1992 this beautiful cask strength limited edition bottling of Springbank is presented in an engraved wooden box along with signed certificate. Bottled 1st August 2014 at cask strength with only 240 bottles filled from the cask. Very little of this stayed within the UK and we have a limited amount of stock to sell.

£235.00 (£195.83 ex vat)

Click here to purchase Springbank 21 Year Old – 1982

Whisky School, the perfect gift for whisky enthusiasts and novices alike, learn how to taste, savour and serve Scotland’s finest drink with this interactive online experience!

A contemporary twist on a traditional tale, Whisky School offers a delicious blend of fascinating information, innovative interactions, games and gorgeous videos which, on completion, will lead to the award of an exclusive endorsed certificate in An Appreciation of Scotch Whisky, endorsed by Charles Maclean.

Enter DRAM10 to receive and exclusive £10 off!  

www.whiskyschoolscotland.co.uk

This week Joe Ellis reviews the English Whisky Co. Chapter 9 (Peated/Smokey).

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Glenmorangie Tùsail Savours The Renaissance of a Rare Barley

A LITTLE SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO

Dark, cold January. For many it’s a time to fight back against the indulgence of the holiday period. But we’re nearly there. The trousers are a little looser, the bank balance recovering. You may even have seen a glimmer of daylight outside office hours! Keeping your eyes on the prize can be excellent motivation so what will it be? Holiday, cake, or perhaps a fabulous little preview bottle from the February Outturn…

Young & spritely
48.50

Mirror, mirror on the wall…
Imagine Snow White feasting on shiny red apples, juicy peaches whilst perched on a newly varnished pine stool. Lemon meringue pie and pink wafer…

13 years old
Refill ex-bourbon hogshead
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£44.70

Spicy & sweet
77.36

Easy peasy lemon squeezy
Salted lemons and wild flowers. Earthy and leathery. Lemon cake and lime sorbet flecked with chilli, topped with nutty granola…

13 years old
First fill ex-bourbon barrel
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£47.10

Oily & coastal
3.237

‘Candle taking its last breath’
A fairly robust nose; oily smoked mackerels, sherry soaked sultanas, sticky barbecue ribs and salty pork scratching. Big on the palate – a real butcher’s barbecue!

17 years old
Refill ex-sherry butt
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£62.40

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The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, 87 Giles Street, Leith EH6 6BZ Contact: sales@smws.com or call 0131 555 2929 (Mon-Fri 9am-4.45pm). Visit the Society at here for membership information This is your chance to join and to take advantage of their great offers!

Spot the SMWS bottles in this amusing You Tube video

Upcoming Scotch Whisky Classes & Events

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Feb. 11th – Blends vs Single Malts ($19) 

Feb. 20th – Gordon & MacPhail Seminar (Free) 

Feb 25th – Understanding Casks ($19) 

Feb 27th – Nikka Japanese Whisky Seminar (free) 

March 11th – Scotch & Food Pairing ($35) 

March 25th – Scotch Regional Series – Highlands ($19) 

April 8th – Scotch Regional Series – Speyside ($19) 

April 17th – Laphroaig Seminar (Free) 

April 22nd – Scotch Regional Series – Islay ($19) 

To Register & For More Information On Classes & Events;

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Gordon’s Fine Wines & Liquors – 894 Main St., Waltham MA 02454

Black Bull Kyloe

 £24.17 ex VAT £29.00 inc VAT

50% ABV | 70cl

Arran 14 Year Old Non Chill Filtered

£35.83 ex VAT £43.00 inc VAT

46% ABV | 70cl

Single Malts Direct

36 Gordon Street | Huntly | Aberdeenshire | AB54 8EQ | Scotland UK

+44 (0) 845 606 6145 | info@singlemaltsdirect.com

www.ralfy.com talks about specialist whisky shops in Whisky Review 518 – Bunnahabhain Cask 5525 @ 46.1%vol (BB&R)

GLENDRONACH RELEASES BATCH 11 OF ITS SINGLE CASK BOTTLINGS

GLENDRONACH has today, 29 January, released the latest batch, its eleventh, of single cask bottlings.

It comprises nine outstanding casks from the award-winning Aberdeenshire distillery that were bottled in November and all are available as of today.

Ranging from 43 to 18 years old, there is huge and intriguing variety across the nine, six of which were matured in Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheons, two in Oloroso Sherry Butts and one in an Oloroso Sherry Puncheon.

Typically for GlenDronach, each cask demonstrates the classic robust and richly sherried style infused with mouth-watering, zingy fruits.

All nine single casks have been hand-selected by BenRiach’s Managing Director and Master Distiller Billy Walker who described them as “sensational” and added:

“I believe Batch 11 makes a very simple point – the wood has a huge influence on the spirit. You immediately sense – and taste – the influence of the casks on these nine sublime single malts. The subtle interaction of the ex-sherry wood with the Highland spirit over long dark years in the warehouse creates a luxurious and amazingly complex raft of flavours. In these nine expressions you feel the pulse of our inventory at GlenDronach and the idiosyncratic personality of the casks coming through. That, plus the passion and craftsmanship of our people, is what produces these incredible whiskies time and time again.”

Batch Eleven has a number of superb highlights.

The oldest, 1971 cask number 2920, at 48.6% vol, is a monster 43 years old malt matured in a Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon. Intense treacle toffee floods over sour plums and roasted coffee. Harmonising waves of leather and tobacco give great depth and are balanced perfectly by a subtle toasted walnut and date back note.

As a contrast the 18 years old from cask number 244, at 56.9% vol, is the youngest, distilled in February 1996. Matured in a fine Oloroso Sherry Butt, there is a tremendous balance of mixed candied peel and stewed dark fruits sprinkled with dark Demerara. Delicious waves of toffee, cracked barley and warm oak spices combine to give a long and elegant finish.

 The cask details are as follows: 1971 cask # 2920 /  43 years old / Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon / 48.6% vol.  1990 cask # 1020 /  24 years old / Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon / 53.8% vol. 1990 cask # 1162 / 24 years old / Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon / 52.9%vol.  1994 cask # 54 / 20 years old / Oloroso Sherry Butt / 56.6% vol. 1994 cask # 3201 / 20 years old / Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon / 56.2% vol.

1994 cask # 3386 / 20 years old / Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon / 53.6% vol.

1995 cask # 538 / 19 years old / Pedro Ximenez Sherry Puncheon / 55.0% vol.

1995 cask # 4941 / 19 years old / Oloroso Sherry Puncheon / 57.0% vol.

1996 cask # 244 / 18 years old / Oloroso Sherry Butt / 56.9% vol.